espina dorsal

Spanish

Noun

espina dorsal f (plural espinas dorsales)

1. (anatomy) spine, backbone (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

   Synonyms: columna, columna vertebral

2. (figurative) backbone (fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)

Further reading

• “espina dorsal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10